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Paul Fain

@paulfain.bsky.social
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Journalist covering connections between education and work. Author of The Job newsletter, co-founder of Work Shift.

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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Incredible, thoroughly depressing piece. I wonder how JD Vance would spin the human toll of our absence in places like Sudan. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth
Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Wise use of the party's social media reach? Expanding the tent beyond 27% approval?
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond market www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/m...
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Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond market
Mortgage rates surged over 7% to end the week, after massive volatility in bond markets surrounding President Donald Trump's tariff agenda.
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 12/03/2025
The largest private employer in Baltimore just lost $800 million in federal contracts and grants. This recession is going to be a doozy.
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Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
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Sarah Cohodes @cohodes.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Some reporting from EdWeek h/t @weilanch.bsky.social www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Trump Admin. Suddenly Cancels Dozens of Education Department Contracts
The Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education.
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
For folks pitching reporters, the news hole has shrunk for product announcements and other developments not related to the drama happening with the federal government.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Howard Lutnick, Commerce sec nominee, said he needs to review final CHIPS awards and would not commit to honoring them. 20 firms have signed binding deals From @mackhawk.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Lutnick Pledges Chips Act Review, Demurs on Honoring Contracts
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency in charge of a $52 billion semiconductor subsidy program declined to give it unqualified support, raising questions about the disbursement of funds to ...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs. Full text, per government source:
January 29, 2025
M-25-14
MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
FROM: Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget Me
SUBJECT: Rescission of M-25-13
OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded. If you have questions about implementing the
President's Executive Orders, please contact your agency General Counsel.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
comments from one of the pardoned Jan 6ers who admitted to assaulting a police officer. www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/c...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
TSMC Arizona chip plant still has 50% Taiwanese workers in the run-up to production 9to5mac.com/2024/12/30/t...
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TSMC Arizona chip plant still has 50% Taiwanese workers as production nears
A full half of the jobs created by the first TSMC Arizona chip plant have been filled by workers from...
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Absolutely gutted by this news. My daughter cried when she heard it -- our communal space for her whole life. RIP Hellbender. Thanks for the memories and all you did for my old neighborhood. www.popville.com/2024/12/dc-h...
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Confirmed: Hellbender Closing at the end of the week after 10 years. - PoPville
5788 2nd Street, NE via FB Update from Hellbender: "Dear PoPville, Have heard a rumor that Hellbender Brewing in NE may be closing soon; have you heard any whispers? I know no brewery is run perfectly...
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Claude to me just now: "I aim to strike a balance between being thorough and concise." Right on, my AI pal. That's my goal as well, one I struggle with every day.
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Trump admin's emerging take on AI and automation: “I’ve studied automation, and know just about everything there is to know about it," Trump said on social media. "The amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American Workers."
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Not seeing anything of late from the folks who said the enrollment cliff was BS -- a racist conspiracy created by ed tech, private equity, and consultants to sell things. Are people still making this argument? Looks like some of those posts have been deleted, not surprisingly.
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
“We’ve basically had three years of a super-tight labor market,” Kelly said. “Productivity is just another word for no one left to hire.” www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
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U.S. Economy Is Doing What Few Others Are: Getting More Productive
Inflation and the labor market are both cooling, but a subtle force has powered strong U.S. economic growth nonetheless. Americans keep finding ways to get more done at work.
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
This National Academies study on AI and the future of work seems kinda important. As with a similar report from Brookings, I don't get how this research is falling through cracks. Not seeing any coverage. www.nationalacademies.org/news/2024/11...
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
“Republicans can work with unions to improve workforce training and increase alternative education pathways like apprenticeships. But putting Ms. Chavez-DeRemer in charge of Labor will make labor bosses, not workers, more powerful again.”
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
"The vast majority of people have tried AI, but are often struggling with how to initially use it. And, as a result of that struggle, have not put in the 10 or so hours with AI that are required to really understand what it does." www.oneusefulthing.org/p/getting-st...
oneusefulthing.org
Getting started with AI: Good enough prompting
Don't make this hard
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Paul Fain @paulfain.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
There's a @torchystacos.bsky.social in Cbus and I'm trying it today. So pumped.
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